As I attempted to execute the “perfect pump” at the local 7-11 gas bar (and failed miserably I might add – $25.01), a good friend from high school let me in on one of the lesser known techniques used to stick it to The Man whilst filling up self-serve style. I felt that this should be shared with a larger audience, just because it was so hilarious.

The technique goes as follows:

1. When you’re almost done filling your car, stop the flow of gasoline by releasing the pump nozzle “trigger”.
2. Turn off the gas pump by flipping the lever on the pump to the “OFF” position.
3. Squeeze the trigger again to allow any gasoline under pressure in the hose to flow into your tank without being billed by the pump register. You can also apply a “gravity assist” to this step by lifting the hose in the middle to enhance the process, but this could appear suspicious to employees underlings of The Man.

And there you have it. You just saved yourself $0.20 or so and, more importantly, ripped off The Man for the same amount.

While this mainly resulted in fits of laughter on my part, remember: this is just one more easy way to get back at The Man, who is keeping you down.

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